Photo-Journal Ireland Pilgrimage
Calendar of Seasons: A Cycle of Days, Moons and Trees October |
| This month is a time of transition as the earth prepares for winter’s rest and we prepare for our journey through the dark of the year. At night there’s a chill in the air. The leaves of trees have blazed to their full autumn splendor and are drifting away on the wind. This is the time of Hecate, Cerridwen—the Dark Mother who stands alone. This is the time to contemplate the cycle of life, death and rebirth. |  |
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Moon
Before the Dark Other names for this moon: Blood Moon, Hunter’s Moon, Harvest Moon. In
the Celtic Tree Calendar
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Ivy Roman goddess Fides celebrated 2 – Maple, Ivy Feast of guardian angels 3 – Maple, Ivy During the Middle Ages, the Slavs called this the “yellow month” because of the color of the leaves. 4 – Ivy, Rowan Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (d. 1226) Animal Blessing Day 5 – Ivy, Rowan Journey with the shamans 6 – Ivy, Rowan Make blackberry wine for Imbolg 7 – Ivy, Rowan Mindfulness Day (Buddhist) 8 – Ivy, Rowan Egyptian feast day of Ma’at 9 – Ivy, Rowan Good Luck Day – Roman goddess Felicitas celebrated 10 – Ivy, Rowan In Cornwall, England, the weather on this day was believed to foretell a mild or severe winter. 11 – Ivy, Rowan Dark Moon Teutonic celebration – Lady of the Elder Trees 12 – Ivy, Rowan Oktoberfest began in 1810 to celebrate Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese of Saxony. 13 – Ivy, Rowan Last appearance of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917 (Portugal) Runic half month of Wunjo begins 14 – Ivy, Maple Winter’s Day – in the old calendar this was considered the beginning of winter 15 – Ivy, Maple Feast of Teresa of Avila, 16th Century Christian mystic 16 – Ivy, Maple Autumn colors blaze and on dull gray days trees seem to be lit from within 17 – Ivy, Maple 17th to the 26th Orionid meteor showers 18 – Ivy, Maple Thesmophoria – Persephone honored as she descends to the Underworld 19 – Ivy, Maple Begin gathering elderberries, bittersweet and crab apples for your Samhain altar 20 – Ivy, Maple Odin celebrated 21 – Ivy, Maple Slavic goddess Ursala celebrated 22 – Ivy, Maple, Willow Day of the Willows – Mesopotamia celebration of Astarte 23 – Ivy, Maple Sun enters Scorpio 24 – Ivy, Walnut Honor Nuada for healing Feast of Raphael, angel of healing 25 – Ivy, Walnut Eve of Agincourt (1415) 26 – Ivy, Walnut Full Moon – Moon before the Dark – Full Moon Ritual Honor Herne 27 – Ivy, Walnut Allen Apple Day – love divination with Allen apples (England) 28 – Walnut, Reed Celtic tree month of Reed begins Runic half month of Hagal begins 29 – Walnut, Reed Honor Pan and woodland spirits 30 – Walnut, Reed Buy a pomegranate 31 – Reed, Apple/Crabapple, Beech, Blackthorn, Goosebury, Hazel, Locust, Willow, Witch Hazel, Yew Samhain/All Hallow's Eve – Samhain Ritual Honor your ancestors |
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Mother, you come to us alone this night |
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June • July • August • September • October • November • December
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